The application of big data analytics on data and any information collected, enables mobile operators to profile customers, depending on the historical and real time habits at certain locations and times. The results generated of big data analytics and carried by mobile operator…
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In the early nineteenth century, the rise of industrialism and the accelerated enclosure of farmable land combined to drive England's rural population into rapidly growing urban centers. London, in particular, was ill-equipped to deal with the resulting population boom, and labo…
Surveillance systems on a massive scale can be a vital tool for law enforcement agencies. In fact, an effective surveillance system automatically monitors all available data feeds in search of known suspects. These data could be directly linked to individuals as biometrics (face…
In response to the threat of pandemic flu outbreaks, emerging novel influenza surveillance systems, such as syndromic surveillance, now utilize pre-diagnostic data to monitor flu activities. Biases due to the changes in health related behavior, and the background noise caused by…
Aim: The aim of this study is to identify a partial-mouth periodontal examination (PMPE) protocol which closely approximates a full-mouth periodontal examination (FMPE) protocol in estimating prevalence, severity and extent of periodontitis. Methods: First, articles published in…
The purpose of this dissertation is to explore the impact of dominant discourses on welfare on the everyday lives of women caught up within the American welfare system. In the early 1990s, a moral crusade against welfare emerged, marking poor women as lazy, immoral, dependent, a…
This thesis starts from the premise that Geopolitics is performative, an iterative discourse “of visualising global space…reproduced in the governing principles of geographic thought and through the practices of statecraft” (Agnew 1998:11). During the last decade, two dominant d…
This dissertation is an examination of the UK's counter-terrorism policies and practices that have been adopted since the attacks of 9/11 in the United States. Using a theoretical framework of 'power' and 'hegemony' to guide the research, and an investigative research approach, …
The public health significance of campylobacters lies in their role as enteropathogens of man. Zoonotic in origin, they are the most commonly reported bacterial cause of gastrointestinal infection in the developed world. Approximately 46,000 laboratory-confirmed cases are report…
In aquaculture worldwide, diseases are a significant constraint to economic expansion. The Scottish salmonid industry has experienced many cycles of development, with episodes of little or negative profitability caused by excess of production, and times of crisis due to differen…
This study focused on Registered Nurses (RNs) working in Acute Trust surgical wards in the context of their role development, role expansion and role extension. The study originated from concerns raised by RNs undertaking the surgical pathway of the BSc Hons in clinical nursing …
Birds are a key environmental asset and this is recognised through comprehensive legislation and policy ensuring their protection and conservation. Many species are active at night and surveys are required to understand the implications of proposed developments such as towers an…
Two essays in this dissertation make a contribution to monitoring the HIV/AIDS epidemic and two focus on the behavioral dynamics that feed it. Following advances in medical technology, HIV testing is now often included in community-based surveys and that raised expectations for …
This dissertation assesses the use of respondent-driven sampling (RDS) in HIV epidemiological surveys among most-at-risk populations (MARPs, e.g., injection drug users [IDUs], men who have sex with men) in international settings. Recruiting representative samples of MARPs for HI…
The war on terror, like many other historical American wars, has brought about various policy changes. Particularly, foreign policy measures, homeland security, personal liberty issues and treatment of aliens have all experienced transformations. This research examines such tran…
This study argues that surveillance over migrant workers and immigrants from Turkey in Germany is a means of inclusion and exclusion in order to portray them as "(un)suitable" foreign subjects. However, this surveillance is slowly but surely changing its character. The changing …
This dissertation explores historical and social contexts through which governments employ technology to identify individuals through their bodies. It poses the question of why these programs are necessary and investigates the promise and limitations of these technologies' influ…
Canada is a nation governed by principles such as the rule of law and is built on democratic values such as those expressed in its Charter rights. In the last two decades, the need for enhanced national security to combat terrorism has been manifested where, the War on terror ha…
20. yüzyılın son çeyreğinde, küresel çapta bir dönüşüme neden olan iletişim teknolojisi alanındaki gelişmelerle kullanıcı sayısı her gün artan sosyal ağların kullanımı önem kazanmaya başlamıştır. Bireyin sosyal medyada kendisini bulabilmesi ve sosyal medyayı amacına uygun kullan…